Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: Bluetooth® phone message function

Received messages can be forwarded from the connected bluetooth® phone, enabling checking and replying using the audio system.

If the phone does not support the message function, this function cannot be used.

Displaying “message inbox” screen

1. Press the button.


2. Select   .

Receiving a message

When an e-mail/sms/mms is received, the incoming message screen pops up with sound and is ready to be operated on the screen.

1. Select to check the message.
2. Select to refuse the message.
3. Select to call the message sender.

Receiving a message

• Depending on the cellular phone used for receiving messages, or its registration status with the navigation system, some information may not be displayed.
• The pop up screen is separately available for incoming e-mail and sms/ mms messages under the following conditions:

E-mail:

• “Incoming e-mail display” is set to “full screen”.
• “E-mail notification popup” is set to on

Sms/mms:

• “Incoming sms/mms display” is set to “full screen”.
• “Sms/mms notification popup” is set to on.

Checking the messages

1. Display the “message inbox” screen.
2. Select the desired message from the list.
3. Check that the message is displayed.

1. E-mails: select “mark unread” or “mark read” to mark mail unread or read on the message inbox screen.

   This function is available when “update message read status on phone” is set to on

2. Select to make a call to the sender.
3. Select to have messages read out. To cancel this function, select “stop”.
4. Select to display the previous or next message.
5. Select to reply the message.

Check the messages

• Depending on the type of bluetooth® phone being connected, it may be necessary to perform additional steps on the phone.
• Messages are displayed in the appropriate connected bluetooth® phone’s registered mail address folder.

  Select the tab of the desired folder to be displayed.

• Only received messages on the connected bluetooth® phone can be displayed.
• The text of the message is not displayed while driving.
• When “automatic message readout” is set to on, messages will be automatically read out.
• Turn the “pwr vol” knob, or use the volume switch on the steering wheel to adjust the message read out volume.
• The message read out function is available even while driving.

Replying to a message

1. Display the “message inbox” screen.
2. Select the desired message from the list.
3. Select “quick message”.
4. Select the desired message.
5. Select “send”.

If an error message is displayed, follow the guidance on the screen to try again.

Editing quick reply message

1. Select “quick message”.
2. Select corresponding to the
   desired message to edit.
3. Select “ok” when editing is completed.

Calling the message sender

Calls can be made to an e-mail/sms/mms message sender’s phone number.

1. Display the “message inbox” screen.
2. Select the desired message.
3. Select  .


4. Check that the “call” screen is displayed.

Calling from a number within a message

Calls can be made to a number identified in a message’s text area.

This operation cannot be performed while driving.

1. Display the “message inbox” screen.
2. Select the desired message.
3. Select the text area.
4. Select corresponding to the
   desired number.
5. Check that the “call” screen is displayed.

Calling from the incoming message screen